There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe.

Some kinds of nails, such as those used for defending the soles of coarse shoes, called hobnails, require a particular form of the head, which is made by the stroke of a die.

That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle too obvious to require investigation.

That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not an opinion originating with me, but is shared by many, and has been expressed by higher authority than mine.

A young man passes from our public schools to the universities, ignorant almost of the elements of every branch of useful knowledge.

An object is frequently not seen, from not knowing how to see it, rather than from any defect of the organ of vision.

If we look at the fact, we shall find that the great inventions of the age are not, with us at least, always produced in universities.